After a lot of flailing of arms and gnashing of teeth, looks like we have a plan. After spending all morning on the phone with our evacuation insurance company, I was told that Jenn s injuries were not serious enough to warrant an evacuation. It does not matter that she is in a cast and in danger of loosing a toe! So after I gave them a proper dressing down about them taking money for nothing, I regrouped and started thinking about other ways to get home. I went down to the front desk and found my new best friend Francisco, who spoke some english. We brainstormed a while and came up with the following:
STARTING ON WEDNESDAY NOV 16
- Get our bikes towed to the US Border in Nogales Arizona (our Mexican Insurance pays $300)
- Francisco arranged a Mexican driver and I rented a car to get Jenn and I to the border
- I will ride each bike across the border while Jenn hobbles across
- I called and rented a U Haul truck in Nogales who will meet us at the border crossing
- After loading the truck we drive from Nogales to Presidio to pick up our truck
- I will try to find someone in Presidio to help me load the bikes back on our truck
- We will then work our way back to Atlanta
There is still some unknowns and holes in the plan, but when we encounter them we will do what Martins do, Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. Tomorrow, I need to get Jenn back to the Doctor for one more check of the healing to make sure there are not any infections, and then take a few minutes to reflect and hopefully relax.
Please let me know if there is ANYTHING that I can do to help! Russ and I here for you if you need us.
ReplyDeleteI will need help getting the bikes off my truck in Atlanta, if we ever get there!
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